in april, two former security guards for the consulate in ben gas city through eid over the consulate events in may, they got out -- militated an explosive perimeter gait. -- gate. in june a rocket-propelled grenade hit the convoy carrying the british ambassador to libya and ben benghazi. they got out of town. they left in june. ambassador stevens wrote that the al qaeda flags were flying over the government buildings and training facilities in that area. in august, security officers stated that they did not believe ben benghazi consulate would brand, quote, coordinated attack. that was in august. in august the state department came -- we're talking about cables now. information that came do you folks, discussed the location approximately 10 islamist maliciouses and al qaeda-treaded camps within benghazi. on september 4, ambassador stevens warned that libyan officials had introduced a state of maximum alert in benghazi and finally september 9th, ambassador stevens requested additional security two days before it happened. like the rest of the mens of this panel, i knew him, i knew him